The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.

Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

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This is your chance to speak up and make an impact on how UNESCO and the world will implement ESD in the future! Issues such as poverty, inequality, health and climate must be urgently addressed in order to build a sustainable world for both current and...

The lake at the Faculty of Education of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) was in a dire state, a polluted blight at an institution that serves not only as a centre of learning but also as an integral part of the local community. For many years,...

*/ /*--> */ Tomi Matsuba’s transformation of Omori, a town in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, has become a global model of sustainability and safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage. After moving to the old mining town with her family nearly 40 years ago, Ms...

About 246 million children and adolescents experience school violence and bullying in some form every year, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. We know most of these victims are bullied because of their physical appearance, national origin,...

The sleepy mountain town of Pong Krai is located at the head of the Mae Sa Watershed in the Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biosphere Reserve – a crucial component of the greater Chiang Mai region water supply. Decades ago, hill-tribe people in the area led a pastoral life,...